Many NGOs in Hong Kong operate on limited funding and manpower in an effort to maximize resources for programs that support their core mission. Skills-based volunteering helps address this challenge by engaging volunteers to provide specialized skills and services that leverage job-related expertise, such as accounting, design, HR, IT, legal and more.
For NGOs, skills-based volunteering provides access to specialized skill sets and talent they may not otherwise have. The engagement also empowers the volunteer to leverage their professional skills to drive positive social change, expand their network, develop meaningful community relationships and hone their skills.
Habitat for Humanity HK is seeking a skills-based volunteer with a proven track record successfully managing teams at a leadership level and driving business improvements. This role helps to introduce strategic insight, vision and ideas that facilitate the organization to resolve issues and challenges.
– Someone with extensive experience of training others, especially the management team in Habitat for Humanity HK‘s organization on developing their strategic thinking
– Deliver training for the management team on how to develop and present a strategy
– Work with the CEO to manage the compilation of the team strategies and input into the wider organisational strategy
Length of service / commitment required: 3 months (Would prefer longer if possible, but happy to start with 3 months )
Amount of time required per month: 15-20 hours
Language requirement: English (Cantonese a plus)
Must work in office / on location at the Habitat for Humanity HK, 23/F, Congregation House, 119-121 Leighton Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Enquiries: For enquiries and to apply please email Jo.hayes@habitat.org.hk
About Habitat for Humanity HK: Every 21 seconds. That’s how often Habitat for Humanity has helped another family access new or improved housing somewhere around the world in 2019. For the fiscal year 2019, Habitat served more than 7 million people including 3.1 million people from Asia and the Pacific; and enlisted the support of more than 1.4 million volunteers. Habitat for Humanity recognizes that safe and decent housing plays a key role in lifting families out of poverty. Having a home represents a safe haven for a family, a strong and stable place where children can thrive, and a solid foundation on which a family can build a better life. Strong and stable homes help build strong and stable communities. Habitat for Humanity undertakes many types of work to improve housing around the world—from continuing their traditional work to build safe, decent and affordable homes in partnership with soon-to-be homeowners, to their innovative focus on financial inclusion, housing market systems and entrepreneurship, and to their groundbreaking development of microfinance for the housing sector.
In Hong Kong, Habitat for Humanity HK runs several programmes to help low-income families and in particular the elderly living in public housing estates and retirement homes through essential renovation work or deep cleaning services.
Habitat for Humanity HK is experiencing extreme challenges and the impact of having strategic insight and vision will inspire and empower them to develop business strategies that will achieve their organization’s goals. The work of the Strategy Trainer & Project Manager will help the CEO and the Management Team to build a workplace culture that is capable of executing change to meet business objectives.
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